Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

bzt ose more illnskrasio1 Of the truth Of
TIE of repsatsd statement that "a Il im-
paszioie for q corporation, No msttsF
B = poSsrfol Il nay Be. 20 bald Al ar
tineial city = compete vith SLe that
nature has asssd fer . mssropoliG-
whatever the fztaFs course Of the
Nor hern P4cise Railroad may be. Sc
sstis ell nndo1bsedly eontinas % grov
and flourish, sud any attempts On the
part Of thas rad 70 divert b0sinsss
from its natural ehsnnsls are fore
4ooDed 10 failure. We have II upon
andsobtsd Authority that the Northern
Pacife viii not be IN position TO hani
wheat ever the Cascade Division
anti the tunnel that i protested
through tie moHnfains Is eompleted,
which viii not be for Two years To
haul wheat over tie switchbsck Is en-
t'rsiy imprsetieable. and will not, ve
are sure b. ATTEMPTED. This being Sc,
Portland viii. for The present. continue
70 haadie the wheat Of Eastern wash
iERts1. By the time that the HortAeEH
Pacific has completed the tunnel re-
feFred 20. Seattle viii have q road Of its
own extending east Of the N untains,
and connecting With road that is nov
buildinR westward 9Th speed that has
nevsF been eqaalIsd. TIE Seattle, Like
Shore and Eastern road has chosen &
sAy through ths mountains so jadi
eioa iy that lie grades are comparatively
light, and its cost Of construction vii
be much smaller than that Of
the Northern Paeifis. Il will, there
fore. be in position to haul
wheat 70 Seattls at lov rates.
and to effect any attempted discriuina
ton BY other roads sgainst this city.
Portland, We are free 10 say, will always
get it's share of the business Of certain
psrts Of our Territory. beceuse its locs-
ton is sueh as to make il the natuFai
gateway 10 9 portion Of the Colum
bia valley. SEATTLE, however, Is %
situated that il is bound to be the
distributing center for large section
Of Eastern Washington, and to receive
and ship all the wheat OF the country
tributary to it. This il can aud will do
by its own railroad. But We are certain
that it will ultimately do more than this.
From the Common Point on the North
ern Pscinc. the grades to Seattle are
easy and natural. while 10 Tacoma they
are difficult and unnatural. To build q
branch from that point to Seattle would
undoubtedly be profitable. A railroad
may for g time neglect its own peeun-
larry interests and pursue a narrow and
short-siRhted policy. This. however,
cannot last. Ultimately railroad is
bound TO 90 where the business is, and
in this case no one doubts bat that Sc
attic IL the place. TIE Northern Pa
cihc Railroad is q great corporation. It's
common stock is $l9, OOO. GOO, while there
Is over $35 100000 OF preferred stool
now outstanding. Its bonded debt i.
ever S70,0O0,e0O. A corporation OF tkis
magnitude is bound in time to consul
the true interests Of its stockholders,
and to get business regardless Of the
personal interests sr inclinations Of any
man or set Of men. When this tine
comes. the Northern Pacific will have a
terminus at Seattle.
How soon the lins to the northern
border will be built il is nov hard TO say
But We risk little in prophesying that it
viii be within two wears. The project
oFs OF both the BslliuRham Bay road
aud the Seattle & West Coast ars abls
and energetic men, and We have NJ
doubt whatever that they both mean
Business. |. IL only question a. TO
which road will be com pleted first. II
enc or beth Of the roads Is built Seattle
will. Of course, be the natural terminus
Of the Canadian Pacific in this country.
These are Tot mere visionary spesula-
tons, bat they are actual facts. the
truth Of which will be apparent TO any
fair-miDded person who will look into
the topography Of the eountry aud the
position OF Seattle With reference to the
country tributary TO the three great
roads that We have mentioned. Just so
sure a. we have the best natural position
for a city spon Puget Sound Just so
sure is Is that We viii at no distant day
day see four great transconsinental rail
roads radiate from eur center, inasmueh
as. In addition TO the three roads thst
We have named, the Uaion Pseifis will
uyquestiOnably and an outlet 20 the Pa.
cidc AZ Seattle.